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Larson-Penston collapse: a standalone construct

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Star formation

the self-similar runaway collapse of an isothermal cloud core in which inflow speeds up to over three times the sound speed.

In star formation, Larson-Penston collapse refers to the self-similar runaway collapse of an isothermal cloud core in which inflow speeds up to over three times the sound speed. This meaning comes from Larson (1969) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.[1]

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References

Larson, R. B. (1969). Numerical Calculations of the Dynamics of a Collapsing Proto-Star. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 145(3), 271-295. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/145.3.271

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